Guangfa Securities Headquarters in Tianhe District, Guangzhou Tower, Chinese Contemporary Office Interior, Images
Guangfa Securities Headquarters in Guangzhou
4 Feb 2020
Guangfa Securities Headquarters
Design: Jaeger Kahlen Partners Architects Ltd.
Location: 26 Machang Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China

Guangfa Securities Headquarters is a 308-meter tall super high rise located in the Zhujiang New Town district of Guangzhou. The tower engages the surrounding cultural context while creating a distinctive form on the skyline that establishes a robust presence for Guangfa in the city. It offers state-of-the-art office environments for a global leader in finance and creates a new business hub.

Set on a landscaped public plaza, the building acts as a new headquarter. By rotating the skyscraper off the urban axis and tapering the facade, the design distinguishes itself from its surroundings while creating a sheltered gathering area at the base. An expansive landscape of trees and water features separates the tower from a bus terminal, as well as from the nearby residential area, to mitigate noise. The off-axis siting also maximizes views of the park while minimizing the shadows that the building casts over it.
The design articulates the tower into three key zones: a soaring entrance lobby that improves connectivity with the surroundings, a sky lobby that offers a communal lounge, and enhances vertical circulation. At the top, the crown reinterprets traditional Chinese roof ...